Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-14
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" aud Internally Uhe first often more re-.
nulsiye than the last), seeing 10 the proper
DISPOSAL Of dead bodies, collecting evidence.
conducting ibque>ts, miscellaneous Investi.
patIous, scientific and Others, attending
courts, and battling with lawyers. Of the
exacting. the horrible, and the disgusting
nature VI some OF tits work you could get
no ADEQUATE idea u iless You were 10 take
part In 1t. And IL Is done not altogether to
get money for me, but also to guard the
lives Of the mtn, women. and children OF
Richmond.
On several other occasions this matter
Of the reduction OF fees has been brought
before the Council, but when the amount
and kind OF work done by me were made
clear 10 them they on each occasion ala
me the honor to decide that my services
were worth what was paid for them, and
30 made 10 change. shall not ask YOU
now TO any longer continue the system
OF payment by fees. II Is a bad system
in many ways. II subjects a well-mesn-
ing man 10 misconstructions, and hampers
CONSCIENTIOUS man i'm the performance
Of his duiics. To me 1t has been so1fce
Of annoyance for long time. For the
privilege OF being let alone will work for
less Than can get by the fee sy-tem. |
hope that yOu will not think that am rating
my services too high when prODOse 10 DO
all the varied hind OF work which have
hitherto done as Coroner for salary Of
1890 q year; but will take still less II 10
any way the opinion OF my reputable pro-
fCssional brethren who are the best judges
Of the value Of such seryce-) can be OBJ
tanned, and they adiudge that $1,000 is too
much.
This proposal is, believe, worthy to be
sOmewha, patiently considered, and, II you
will Do ne tie favor TO canGldly cxamlne
II, venture to think that you will approve
il. Very respectfully.
WILLIAM II. TAYLOR, NJ. D,
Coroner.
Mr. DickcTson moved the whole subject
be referred TO a special committee OF three.
Agreed TO.
CITY HALL.
The following resolution, introduced in
the Common Council by Mr.. Pizzini aud
adopted, was concUrred in without discus
sion:
Be IT reSo'rtd by the Council Of the city
of hicimOnd (the Board OF Aldermen con-
curriDe). That It IL the sense Of this body
that section 4, chapter los, of the City Ordi-
nanccs, concerning a new city hall, means
that the Committee on Grounds and Build
ingS has supreme direction OF the building
Of a new city ball, and subject TO their in.
structions tie City Engineer has control OF
the construction OF The building.
The following Is the vote;
AYEs.-Messrs. Adams, Bahen, Bland, Chap
pcll, Davis. Hill. Murphy, Noble, and Sneai-9.
pr
son. harGreve. Powers. Robinson. and Bass.
Mr.. Powers stated that Mr.. Utlev desired
him 10 say he would have voted against
the resolution had he been present.
.JIist after the vote was taken Mr. Hill
rose and stated that he had voted for the
r. solution and did not wish TO retract il,
but that it was all wrong; that
Here the Chair called the member to or.
der, the subject having been disposed OF.
Subsequently the vote was reconsidered,
on motion Of Mr.. Davis, and the question
opened for discussion.
Mr.. DiCkeTson said the resolution which
had been passed was a most remarkable one.
lie hoped The concurrence OF the Board
would be withdrawn.
MIR. Bass (Mr. Crcnshaw In the chair
said be did not believe the Council intended
miitte on Grounds and Buildings. II the
committee chose 10 run up the hall one
story and stop it would have that right II
the resolution were adopted. Mr.. Bass
said the board did not haze the right even ii
il wanted to pass such resolution.
Mr.. Hill thought This view far-ietched.
TWO HEADS BETTER THAN ONE.
Dir. Chappell said two heads were better
thpn one, even il one was a mules head.
II he bad to place the city government into
lie hands Of one man he would sooner give
1t TO Colonel Cutshaw than any one else.
But he understood that Colonel CalshlH
lad materially changed the plans for TIE
pew hall; he had bought supplies for the
" OTk without seemingly sufficient Az
ihOrity. Colonel Cutshaw may have had
good reasons for this. but Mr.. Chappcl
thought such things should be looked into.
TIE PRESENT POWER OF THE Committee.
Mr.. Dickerson thought the Grounds and
Committee did not know wnat
IT, own authority is. II they tell the CITY
Engineer to pull down a stone wal, see
how soon he will do it, and then you Will
know whose officer he IS" He was Op
posod to any such resolution when the
work on the hall was progressing so nicely.
All honor was due the Grounds and Build
IueS Committee.
Mr.. IllrgrOve wanted to inquire in what
particular the City Eogineer had departed
iIom the plans.
TUE ALLEGED CHANGE IN PLANS.
Dir. Snead, Of the Grounds and Buildings
Committee, Sais the only change the Engi.
ncer bad made was in regard TO ventilation
md some other slight particulars. Mr..
srcad said the committee had thought that
Colonel Cut,baw took more on his shoulders
than he ought to have done. Colonel
CH.haw Lad said the committee
would not be responsible for the
oi the building. Another
thing whlch brought forth such an eX.
preston Of ieeiing from tue Building Com
mittee was that some had friends tLe'
wanted to get on the work and failed. He
wa> glad 10 say he had gotten some OF his
friends on the work.
Mr.. Sncad spoke cIndidly about the mat
Ter, and SAID be knew OF nothing else
which had caused the outburst.
UPON WHOM THE RESPONSIBILITY RESTS.
Mr.. Powers hoped the City COuncl'
would let well enough alone. The City.
Hall work is progressing nicely, and he
wanted TO see the building completed. He
believed that the City Engineer would be
held responsible for the construction OF the
ball in after years when the committee
would be forgotten.
COLONEL CUrsHAw An AMBITIOUS MAN.
Mr.. Murphy favored sustaining the reso-
utiOn. Colonel Cutshaw, he said, was an
.mtiliOus man, and thought he knew more
about the building OF new hall than the
did; and no doubt be does. Mr.
Murphy believed be did. bur the committee
which had charge OF the building should
be respected by the superintendent under
hem.
TANGLED-UP RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Crump said II the resolution were
il would take all the leXicogra-
Dhers Of the country to tell what It meant.
lie challenged anybody to find in the re-
lords Of the Board OF Aldermen any pre-
,edent for saying that such a esoluion or
ordinance meant anything else but what
MAS plainly its purport a. appeared on IT.
ACE.
Mr.. Chappell moved to refer the matter to
he Committee on Ordinances. Lost.
Mr.. Hill moved TO refer nto the Commit
tee on Ground. and Buildings.
Mr.. Crump and Mr.. Snead both opposed
bis.
THEY WILL NOT REFER.
The Board refused TO refer the resolution
o the Committee on Grounds and Build.
ngs by The following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Adams. Bshen, Crump, Davis,
1fak Hill and Kaes-I